Palettes / Colors / #BBB59B

#BBB59B — Light Dusty Yellow

#BBB59B is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #BBB59B when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BBB59B is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9BA1BB; it also sits naturally between #BBA59B and #B1BB9B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 71% · Blue 61%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 17% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BBB59B

.text { color: #BBB59B; }
.background { background-color: #BBB59B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBB59B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 181, 155); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 19%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBB59B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 181, 155, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBB59B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 181, 155, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBB59B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBB59B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9BA1BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBB59B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBB59B

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BBB59B looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BBB59B rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBB59B?

#BBB59B is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 181, 155). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBB59B?

#BBB59B is RGB 187, 181, 155 — HSL 49°, 19%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 17%, 27%.

What colors go with #BBB59B?

Its complement is #9BA1BB; analogous partners are #BBA59B and #B1BB9B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBB59B for text?

Black text on #BBB59B has a contrast ratio of 10.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.